OLA - Research Intern - Urban Mobility

Job Description - Research Intern - Urban Mobility

Location: Delhi-NCR

Level: Research Intern

Position Type: 6 months internship

Key Responsibilities:

You will be an integral part of the team that will create databases, and analyse and visualise transport data in India and elsewhere (especially other Commonwealth markets like Australia, New Zealand, UK). You will add on to the team's writing and analytical abilities, and ideally contribute with quantitative, presentation and Mapping skills. You will be assessed on the basis of your commitment, creativity and ability to make compelling visualisation and analysis that invokes appreciation beyond words. You will learn about how data is the holy grail for decision making and experience mobility in cities, in India and elsewhere.

The research team is experienced in understanding all forms of urban mobility, and methods to study at scale. The team has educational backgrounds in architecture, urban planning, political science, development economics, mathematics, sociology, policy making and entrepreneurship. Your areas of interest should include data visualisation, analytics, urbanisation, and mobility with special focus on ability and tools to map (GIS skills). Your scope of work includes -

- Research and Presentation-based knowledge products (60% of time required)

- Secondary research: Prepare a repository of cities and transport related data and documents, based on which projections can be made.

- Co-relate different parameters and carry out regression analyses to make sense of different parameters affecting mobility.

- Prepare briefs on policy issues & submissions relevant to OMI's urban mobility work

- Identify opportunities for impactful research

- Creating Design and Graphics to visualize data and compile the product (40% of time required)

- Produce material to communicate research outcomes and analytical content that is graphically pleasing to civil society, businesses, non-technical audiences, media, the government and other stakeholders

- Relevant presentation and engagement in research-oriented fora.

Required Attributes and Qualifications:

- Pursuing Post graduation or Undergraduation in fields of Urban Planning/ Transport Planning/ Urban Design

- Exceptional ability to create maps as a medium for data visualisation

- Strong analytical research skills and aptitude for numbers

- Ability to comprehend data and prepare impactful messages using visualisation

- Highly organised and detail-oriented thinker who can juggle multiple, competing priorities

- Ability to understand patterns of growth and development in cities, relating policies that affect the development pattern and relating it to mobility

OMI is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages women, PwDs and other minorities to apply.

At OMI, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at the aforementioned ids.

About Ola Mobility Institute

https://ola.institute/

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https://mobilityinstitute.medium.com/

- The Ola Mobility Institute is the policy research and social innovation think tank of Ola, focused on developing knowledge frameworks at the intersection of mobility innovation and public good. The Institute carries out research on electric mobility, urban mobility, energy and mobility, accessibility & inclusion, and future of work & platform economy, among others.

- The Institute has strategic thinkers, researchers, advocates, and campaigners from the University of Oxford, Harvard University, California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Indian Institute of Technology- Madras, Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee, CEPT University, Madras University, Delhi University, Indian School of Business, TERI University, Indian Institute of Science, Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University, and more.

- By undertaking relevant socio-economic and political research, presenting a public narrative, and encouraging understanding across stakeholders, the Institute aims to enable continuous innovation in mobility and mobility services, while also advancing discourse on sustainable mobility across the globe. The Institute, therefore, works closely with the government, the industry, think tanks, academia, and non-governmental organisations.

About Ola :

- Ola is India's largest mobility platform and one of the world's largest ride-hailing companies. Ola revolutionised urban mobility by making it available on demand for over a billion people across 3 continents. Today, Ola continues to move the world to sustainable mobility through its ride hailing platform as well as through advanced electric vehicles manufactured at its FutureFactory, the largest, most advanced and sustainable two wheeler factory in the world. Ola is dedicated to transitioning the world to sustainable mobility and making the world better than we found it.

Ola is on a mission to build mobility for a billion people. For more details, visit www.olacabs.com/media.

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